[Wikipedia] Common Names: Common names in English for this species include "western juniper", "sierra juniper", "western red cedar", and "yellow cedar". In the United States it is also occasionally called "pencil wood", likely for a common use.[8] In the Klamath language this tree is called q'eeLo. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)
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